Wraparound carrier with chime locking structure

ABSTRACT

A chime locking structure for a wraparound carrier for chimed containers of the type wherein the chimed ends are adjacent an annular groove formed in the container body. The chime locking structure is formed from confronting tabs having distal free ends folded upon themselves so as to engage the annular groove adjacent the chimed ends, and also to engage the chimed ends of the containers. An opening is provided in the folded distal free ends and spaced therefrom to provide a locking element engageable with the annular groove of the container adjacent the chime.

United States Patent Mahon [54] WRAPAROUND CARRIER WITH CHIME LOCKING STRUCTURE [72] inventor: John V. Mahon, Lansdale, Pa.

[73] Assignee: Container Corporation, Chicago, Ill.

[22] Filed: Feb. 9,1970

21] Appl. No.: 9,646

[52] U.S. Cl. ...229/40, 206/65 C i 1 Int. Cl ..B65d 65/24 [58] Field of Search ..206/65 C; 229/40; 220/1 12-1 15 [56] References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 3,184,103 5/ 1965 Chidsey ..206/65 vC 3,472,370 /1969 Morgese ..206/65C 1 Apr.4,1972

3,424,302 1/ 1969 Can: ..206/ C 2,963,148 12/1960 Cote ....206/65 C 3,010,573 11/1961 Chidsey ..206/65 C Primary Examiner-Donald F. Norton Attorney-Carpenter, Ostis & Lindberg [57] ABSTRACT A chime locking structure for a wraparound carrier for chimed containers of the type wherein the chimed ends are adjacent an annular groove formed in the container body. The chime locking structure is formed from confronting tabs having distal free ends folded upon themselves so as to engage the annular groove adjacent the chimed ends, and also to engage the chimed ends of the containers. An opening is provided in the folded distal free ends and spaced therefrom to provide a locking element engageable with the annular groove of the container adjacent the chime.

4 Claims, 5 Drawing Figures Patented April 4, 1972 3,653,580

2 Sheets-Sheet l INVENTOR JOHN V. MAHON ATTORNEYS Patented April 4, 1972 3,653,580

2 Sheets-Sheet 2 i l 2E 12 3 21 r -31" g IA INVENTOR 24 JOHN V. MAHON M63 2526 'm wnih flu +1.

' N ATTORNEYS WRAPAROUND CARRIER WITH CI-IIME LOCKING STRUCTURE SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The invention herein is directed to wraparound carriers for containers having chimed ends with an annular groove adjacent the chime.

THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is an isometric view of a wraparound carrier constructed in accordance with the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a plan view thereof showing containers disposed therewithin;

FIG. 3 is a plan view of a cut and scored blank forming the carrier seen in FIGS. I and 2;

FIG. 4 is a section taken along the line 44 of FIG. 2 looking in the direction of the arrows; and

FIG. 5 is a section taken along the line 55 of FIG. 2 looking in the direction of the arrows.

The improved wraparound carrier according to the present invention is denoted by the reference numeral and is formed from a cut and scored blank 10A seen in FIG. 2. The carrier 10 comprises a main panel 11 flanked by side panels 12 foldably connected to main panel 11 along fold lines 13. Closure panels 14 are connected to the side panels 12 along fold lines 16. The distal ends of the closure panels 14 have confronting tabs 17 foldably connected thereto along fold lines 18, and in this form of the invention the confronting tabs 17 are glued together to provide a carrier sleeve as seen particularly in FIG. 1.

Each of the confronting tabs 17 has distal portions 19 and 21 extending therefrom, distal portion 19 being foldable with respect to a confronting tab 17 along a fold line 22, and distal portion 21 being foldable with respect to distal portion along fold line 23. As seen in FIGS. 1 and 4 each of the paired distal portions has portion 19 thereof facing a container body C at an annular groove G therein which is adjacent a chime CH at the end of body C. The second distal portion 21 is folded to a position between the portion 19 and a correlative confronting tab 17 along a fold line 23. An aperture 24 is provided in the distal tab portion 19, aperture 24 together with the line of fold 23 defining an annular groove engaging element 25, the latter being spaced from a correlative closure panel 14 to enable the chime CH to extend between element 25 and closure panel 14. Aperture 24 is in register with a slot 26 formed in the distal portion 21, and the aperture 24 and the slot 26 accomodate the dimensions of the container body C.

Structure is provided for maintaining the container C in position within the sleeve thus far described, and to this end the endmost container C of each row is locked into position by a wedge-shaped sector 27 in both the main panel 11 and corresponding closure panels 14, each of said wedge-shaped sectors 27 being foldable along a fold line 28 to contact the rim R of a closure CL, of which the chime CH is a part. The locking structure just described forms no part of the present invention.

Structure is provided for spacing the containers of a row from like containers of the other row, and to this end the main panel 11 has tabs 29 defined by cut lines 31 and a fold line 32, each of the tabs 29 being folded downward as seen in FIG. 4 to extend between adjacent containers C in different rows.

Structure is provided also for lifting the loaded wraparound carrier 10 and to this end the main panel 11 is provided with finger hold openings 33, a feature known in the art.

I claim:

1. A wraparound carrier for a container group characterized by chimed containers having an annular groove adjacent the chime thereof, said carrier being formed from a cut and scored blank of paperboard or the like, and comprising:

a. foldably interconnected panels adapted to enclose said container group;

b. one of said panels including panel elements secured into position forming said carrier;

c. said panel elements including a pair of tabs arranged in confronting relationship for disposition between rows of said container group;

d. each of said tabs having distal portions folded with respect to said tabs;

i. the extremities of the distal portions being spaced from said panel elements and being adapted to hold a chime therebetween;

ii. each of said extremities having an opening therein adapted to permit protrusion of a container therethrough.

2. A wraparound carrier according to claim 1 wherein said distal portion is folded upon itself.

3. An open end generally rectangular sleeve-type carton for chimed articles having an annular groove adjacent the chime thereof and arranged in a pair of side by side rows, comprising:

a. opposing pairs of spaced walls hingedly interconnected to define a sleeve structure adapted to enclose ends and sides of the articles;

b. one of the walls being formed of generally co-planar panel elements;

c. each of said panel elements having an inward extending tab for spacing the articles of one row from the articles of the other row;

d. a distal extension from each of said tabs engageable with the annular groove of one of said articles, each of said distal extensions having,

i. an aperture therein spaced from the edge thereof through which said article is adapted to protrude, and

ii. an element adapted to engage said annular groove and being defined by said aperture and the edge of said extension.

4. A sleeve-type carton formed from a unitary blank of foldable paperboard for enclosing two parallel rows of containers having at corresponding ends thereof annular chimes and annular grooves located axially inwardly adjacent said chimes, said containers being arranged in side-by-side relation, said carton comprising:

a. opposed pairs of top and bottom main walls and side walls hingedly interconnected along generally parallel fold lines to define a tubular construction open at the ends;

b. one of said main walls including a pair of generally coplanar panels extending inboardly from corresponding edges of opposed side walls toward each other;

e. a central can retaining member extending longitudinally of said carton between the inboard edges of said main wall panels and comprising:

i. a pair of relatively narrow elongated first strips extending inwardly into the carton for disposition between said rows of cans from adjacent inboard edges of said main wall panels normal thereto and adhesively secured to each other in face-to-face relation;

ii. a pair of relatively narrow, elongated second strips hingedly attached to upper edge of respective first strips and extending outboardly and outwardly therefrom toward but not all the way to said main panels;

iii. a pair of elongated third strips of a width less than that of said second strip, hinged to the outer edges of respective second strips and folded against the inboard faces thereof in face-to-face relation with respective second strips;

iv. each of said second and third strips extending at an angle of less than for disposition into the groove of an adjacent can and having aligned openings for receiving a portion of said adjacent can and presenting outer edges engageable with the chime of said adjacent can to prevent movement of said cans relative to said main wall panels. 

1. A wraparound carrier for a container group characterized by chimed containers having an annular groove adjacent the chime thereof, said carrier being formed from a cut and scored blank of paperboard or the like, and comprising: a. foldably interconnected panels adapted to enclose said container group; b. one of said panels including panel elements secured into position forming said carrier; c. said panel elements including a pair of tabs arranged in confronting relationship for disposition between rows of said container group; d. each of said tabs having distal portions folded with respect to said tabs; i. the extremities of the distal portions being spaced from said panel elements and being adapted to hold a chime therebetween; ii. each of said extremities having an opening therein adapted to permit protrusion of a container therethrough.
 2. A wraparound carrier according to claim 1 wherein said distal portion is folded upon itself.
 3. An open end generally rectangular sleeve-type carton for chimed articles having an annular groove adjacent the chime thereof and arranged in a pair of side by side rows, comprising: a. opposing pairs of spaced walls hingedly interconnected to define a sleeve structure adapted to enclose ends and sides of the articles; b. one of the walls being formed of generally co-planar panel elements; c. each of said panel elements having an inward extending tab for spacing the articles of one row from the articles of the other row; d. a distal extension from each of said tabs engageable with the annular groove of one of said articles, each of said distal extensions having, i. an aperture therein spaced from the edge thereof through which said article is adapted to protrude, and ii. an element adapted to engage said annular groove and being defined by said aperture and the edge of said extension.
 4. A sleeve-type carton formed from a unitary blank of foldable paperboard for enclosing two parallel rows of containers having at corresponding ends thereof annular chimes and annular grooves located axially inwardly adjacent said chimes, said containers being arranged in side-by-side relation, said carton comprising: a. opposed pairs of top and bottom main walls and side walls hingedly interconnected along generally parallel fold lines to define a tubular construction open at the ends; b. one of said main walls including a pair of generally co-planar panels extending inboardly from corresponding edges of opposed side walls toward each other; c. a central can retaining member extending longitudinally of said carton between the inboard edges of said main wall panels and comprising: i. a pair of relatively narrow elongated first strips extending inwardly into the carton for disposition between said rows of cans from adjacent inboard edges of said main wall panels normal thereto and adhesively secured to each other in face-to-face relation; ii. a pair of relatively narrow, elongated second strips hingedly attached to upper edge of respective first strips and extending outboardly and outwardly therefrom toward but not all the way to said main panels; iii. a pair of elongated third strips of a width less than that of said second strip, hinged to the outer edges of respective second strips and folded against the inboard faces thereof in face-to-face relation with respective second strips; iv. each of said second and third strips extending at an angle of less than 90* For disposition into the groove of an adjacent can and having aligned openings for receiving a portion of said adjacent can and presenting outer edges engageable with the chime of said adjacent can to prevent movement of said cans relative to said main wall panels. 